Introduction to the Research Data Alliance Dr Francine Berman Chair RDA US Edward G Hamilton Distinguished Professor in Computer Science Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 1 Digital Data has hit the Tipping Point as a National and Global Priority ID: 762852
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Introduction to the Research Data Alliance Dr. Francine BermanChair, RDA / USEdward G. Hamilton Distinguished Professor in Computer ScienceRensselaer Polytechnic Institute 1
Digital Data has hit the “Tipping Point” as a National and Global Priority
It’s Not Just Your Data, It’s Other People’s Data Data Sharing Fundamental to Data-Driven Innovation
Common Infrastructure, Policy and Practice Drives Data Sharing and Exchange throughout the Data Life Cycle
Community efforts accelerate data-driven discovery and innovation “Just do it” -- Focused efforts help communities drive tangible progressDevelopment and adoption of parallel communication protocols through the MPI Forum drove a generation of advances Now 25 years old, the Internet Engineering Task Force’s mission “to make the Internet work better” has resulted in key specifications of Internet standards that support innovation Creation / adoption of data sharing policies have accelerated research innovation Development of a publicly available shared data collection enabling new results for Alzheimer’s Transfer-Messenger RNA image (PDB Molecule of the Month for January 2013) courtesy of David Goodsell and the RCSB PDBMPI Forum image from http://lists.mpi-forum.org/mpi-forum/2008/12/0198.php
Research Data Alliance: New Community Organization to Accelerate Global Data Sharing and Exchange The Research Data Alliance (RDA) is a new organization forming to facilitate specific, short-term efforts that accelerate the sharing and exchange of research dataWorking groups will serve as accelerants to data sharing practice and infrastructure. Work products / deliverables to include Adopted standards Deployed infrastructureAdopted policyImplemented best practice, etc.
Research Data Alliance Approach: Focused efforts, tangible progressRDA Working Group Deliverables are: Focused pieces of adopted code, policy, infrastructure, standards, or best practices that enable data to be shared and exchanged“ Harvestable” efforts for which 12-18 months of work can eliminate a roadblock for a substantial community Efforts that have substantive applicability to “chunks” of the data community, but may not apply to everyoneEfforts for which working scientists and researchers can start today while more long-term or far-reaching solutions are appropriately discussed in other venues
Initializing RDA: Organizational Framework RDA Strategy and Leadership: Council Responsible for overarching mission, vision, sustainability of RDA Technical Leadership: Technical Advisory Group ( TAG) Responsible for Technical Roadmap Administrative Leadership: Secretariat Responsible for Administration and Operations Organizational Partners: Organisational Advisory Group (OAG) Responsible for Process and Strategy Reference Document Government Group Appropriate International R&D Agency Support RDA Membership Community Impact: Working Groups Responsible for impactful, outcome-oriented efforts
Creating Working Group Efforts
Making Data Work: Assessing Case Statement Impact Key questions for Candidate Working Groups: What are the practical outcomes of the work? Who will benefit from the work and what research issues will be facilitated? How do the deliverables make it easier for researchers to do their work? How do they change how research will be undertaken? Who will implement / adopt the deliverables? Are adopters and beneficiaries included in the Working Group? What is the schedule for implementation / adoption?What are the advantages of this approach over existing approaches?
Building the RDA Growing the RDA CommunityIncrease membership through the rd-alliance.org website and forumsCreate a pipeline of impact-oriented deliverables through the development and backing of RDA Working Groups Foster RDA Plenary events as a gathering place for the community Growing the RDA Organization Develop a functional and effective organizational structure (v.1 by the Plenary) Reach out to founding Organizational Partners and Affiliates and create a win-win partnership model Growing RDA Leadership Populate the initial Council, Technical Advisory Board, Organizational Advisory Board, Secretariat Work with active community members to take on leadership roles and responsibilities
“T=0” in 2013: High-profile, high impact first RDA Plenary and Launch March 18 -20, 2013Official launch event and first Plenary for RDA: Chalmers University, Gothenburg Sweden Agenda includesLeading scientists and high-level international speakers Birds of a Feather Sessions for RDA Interest GroupsAll-hands sessions for technical, organizational issues, governanceData Organization and International Data Panels, etc. RDA Plenary 2 being scheduled in the U.S. (Washington D.C. are) for Fall 2013.
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